Eating non-vegetarian food is not conducive to the positive progress of our consciousness. Part of the reason for non-vegetarian food diet is our selfishness. No one is thinking in terms of others. The golden rule is, Do unto others as you would like them to do to you. If it is not necessary should we cause a brutal torture and death to an innocent life-loving creature, just because we like the taste of its flesh?
Why? There are so many beautiful fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, nuts. It’s true that some of them are living. But for most of the fruits, nuts, vegetables and even grains you are not killing the plant; you are just cutting it, just like giving a haircut.They grow back. Certain plants are killed in the process of eating, but because they don’t have a developed nervous system you do not cause much pain to them. Therefore, you are minimizing violence as far as possible. It’s much more natural and healthy to eat a non-violent diet.
According to Gita and Bhagvata Purana (two important Vedic literatures), it is sinful to cause unnecessary pain and death to innocent creatures of God. If there is need then do it; if there is no need then be Godly, be compassionate, be loving.
Thank you Radhanath Swami for this very wonderful article explaining us scientifically why we should not eat non-vegetarian food.
Minimizing violence to the nature and living with peace and love for all. Our scriptures have so beautifully balanced the lifestyle of all living beings. Thank you Radhanath Swami for this wonderful description.
“Do unto others as you would like them to do to you”May be this thought can inspire non-vegetarians to spare the life of innocent creatures because they like the taste of their flesh……………..
So True…..
Thank you very much Maharaj
wonderful thought.one must practise vegeteranism for healthy and peaceful life….
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Amazing!!
Wonder how a non-veg could justify his being one after reading this article.
Thanks for the info
The science of vegetarianism in a nutshell
Very nice explanation by Swamiji on vegetarianism……the article does make sense……….
Amazing article…
Its amazing that anyone can argue against not harming life-loving highly conscious creatures just for food when so much else is available to eat. If someone can live without such violence, no religion would force it.
Great writing, I’ve been after that!?!
Kindest Regards
Emmett
people are addicted to meat eating without knowing the consequences, we forget that this selfishness will lead to tremendous suffering in future and at that time we will be bewildered why this is happening to me.
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Radhanath Swami so logically emphsises here to be a vegie. This is a beautiful explanation. Hats of to Radhanath Swami…
How wonderful it would be if people who are non-vegetairans, become inspired to turn to vegetarianism after reading this inspiring article by Radhanath swami……..
Lets be Vegges 🙂
Great site. A lot of useful information here. I’m sending it to some friends!
Radhanath Swami is showing the right way of how to achieve real goal of life
What a great resource!
Once Maharaj nicely explained principle of nonviolence (not eating meat) refers to nonviolence to any living entity. Sometimes we are propagating compassion toward animals but at the same time we hate person we are living with. I found it very interesting …
I like this explanation, it is logical and well-reasoned.
It also reminded me of the saying:
‘God helps those who help themselves.’
Sometimes we may be put in a situation where we cannot do the ideal. God will see that we tried our best and help us get through that situation. Just as explained here, we may in very vey extreme circumstances have to take the life of an animal to survive. God sees what we can honestly do and what we cannot do.
In the face of abundant vegetables, fruits and grains there is no real need to kill animals to survive.
Here are a couple of eye-opening facts I never new until I read a book called ‘The Higher Taste: A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma Free Diet ‘, which very simply explains the ecological, economical, ethical, spiritual and physical health benefits of a vegetarian diet…as well as having some delicious recipes from all over the world. It teaches how to add a transformational dimension and dynamic to cooking and eating as we know it!!
1. ‘If earth’s arable land were used primarily for the production of vegetarian foods, the planet could easily support a human population of twenty billion and more.’ Facts such as these have led food experts to point out that the world hunger problem is largely illusory.
2. As far back as 1974, the US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) published a report warning that in the near future there may not be enough food for the world’s population “unless affluent nations make a quick and drastic cut in their consumption of grain-fed animals.”
perfectly explained …. many people do say “Plants also have life – so then what is the difference of being vegetarian and being non vegetarian. Radhanath Swami has so nicely brought up this point. Yes plants also have life but we are not killing the plants; we normally cut it and it grows again but for animal we cut it and it looses its existing life for ever.
The killing someone to gratify our senses is utterly wrong.As per the law of karma one has to suffer reaction of his activities, both pious and impious.Giving love to others, heart is always enlightened because it is a real nature of the soul ,eternaly loving and to be loved.Radhanth Swami gives us a perfect idea which will help us achieve a perfect hormony with the Gods creation.Thank you.
Radhanath Swami is showing the right way of how to achieve real harmony. The input we give similar will be the output. Give love to gain love.
I was reading one of discourse transcript of HH Radhanath Swami (from http://www.radhanathmaharaj.net/)
Here it is, it is very inspiring in the connection to nature of devotee.
Gratitude is the nature of a noble soul. If someone ever does anything to help you, to assist you on the physical level, mental level and especially the spiritual level, a devotee never forgets that, he is always indebted. Such a gracious heart even if that person changes and becomes something else, we have to do the needful as far as carrying on in our spiritual lives but still we are always thinking very graciously and gratefully that this person has done that for me.
Sometimes when knew devotees and somebody preaches to us that person may not even be a very strict devotee that person may be just doing all crazy things but somehow preached to us and helped us in the path of Krishna consciousness and then we may become very strong and serious and we may be really endeavoring to surrender our lives and we may see that person what is he doing what is she doing but a real proper devotee will always think that person is one of my gurus and that person has helped me on the path.
Any favor that we receive we should never forget it. Anything that anyone has done against us – we should forget it. This is the principle. Any offense that anyone has committed to you, forget it instantly. It’s a contamination to your mind. If Krishna wants to deal with it He will deal with it, but as far as you are concerned with it, forget it.
So we forget offenses but anyway anyone on any level has helped us and has gone out of their way to assist us we should never forget, to the moment we die we should not forget that favour and we should feel grateful and we should remember that part and that is a devotee’s nature.
I completely agree with HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj. If we eat vegetarian(non-violent) food, it will help us to become more compassionate & spiritual. Besides, the society will also become non-violent if everyone goes veggie!
Maharaj’s words are surcharged with deep wisdom. This wisdom and insight is found in all of his lectures and teachings.
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excellent
This is so true. I will read it out to the vegetarian kids here in Melbourne who are always bombarded with questions about vegetarianism – the “WHY is it necessary” being the most one asked. This article gives insights to this question. You can check out more articles about Radhanath Swami on http://radhanathswamionline.com
Regards
Yogita
Radhanath Maharaj’s comments on this topic reinforce what all religions stress, Vegetarian diet which is offered to the Lord in sacrifice.
His lectures help us develop the much needed faith and conviction in the scriptures. His association is truly a blessing from me from Krishna.
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